Watches, Warnings & Advisories for Sunflower Co.

Tuesday, January 15, 2013

Winter Weather, Sunflower River Update

The ICE STORM WARNING has been extended until 6:00am Wednesday morning for a number of counties in Northwest Mississippi, including Bolivar, Washington, Sunflower, Humpheys, Leflore, Holmes, and Carroll.
 
We will continue to see periods of rain overnight tonight through Wednesday, with a slight chance for a rain/snow mix late Wednesday into early Thursday. 

The weekend promises more dry conditions, with temperatures in the 50s for highs.  But early next week could see a return of Arctic temperatures with lows in the 20's or upper teens.

Finally, the Sunflower River at Sunflower continues to rise, with a new forecast crest of 26.5" at 6:00am Thursday morning.  Remember, this is only a forecast stage and time, and is likely to change somewhat.  You'll find more information and a graph near the bottom of this entry.  For comparison, the record stage for the Sunflower was 28.37 in 1973, and the most recent high was 27.6 in December of 2001.

First, the current Hazardous Weather Outlook and ice storm graphics:

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
347 PM CST TUE JAN 15 2013

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL
MISSISSIPPI...NORTHEAST LOUISIANA...AND EXTREME SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS..

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY

PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON
INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. ADDITIONAL ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF ONE QUARTER
TO ONE HALF INCH ARE EXPECTED WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING. AN ICE STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT
THROUGH 6 AM WEDNESDAY WITH ANOTHER ONE TENTH TO ONE QUARTER INCH OF
ICE POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT...
THE ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS...HAM RADIO OPERATORS...AND
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL IN SUPPORT OF SEVERE WEATHER
OPERATIONS IS LIKELY THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT.
 
For the Sunflower River at Sunflower, MS

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